1 Timothy 2:9-15

What Women Want

Sunday, February 24, 2008

I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, ¹⁰but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God. ¹¹A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. ¹²I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. ¹³For Adam was formed first, then Eve. ¹⁴And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. ¹⁵But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety. 1 Timothy 2:9-15

Three Common Mistakes in Understanding Scripture:

1.  The "One Verse" mistake

2.  The "Old Covenant" mistake

3.  The "Literal Translation" mistake

When we look at Scripture, we need to look at the whole thing, we need to understand where and when it was written, and we need to ask "Why?"

Who was Artemis?

1.  A goddess of the hunt

2.  Shunned Men

3.  Goddess of childbirth

Why was Timothy written?  To encourage a young man who needed it!

The Problem in verse 9 was due to two things:

1.  The Culture of Artemis Worship

2.  The Attitude in coming to worship

Greek words:

Verse 11

Eremos = quiet

Hesuchios = peaceful

Hupotage = choosing to obey

Doulos = forced obedience (slavery)

Verse 12

Authenteo = to usurp authority

Verses 13-14 are not meant to put women in their place, but to prevent them from trying to usurp authority

Why is TES important?  It reveals that Paul is doing what he has always done!

How does this apply to my walk with Christ?